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The Office of the President has named Jesse Andres the officer-in-charge, chairperson, and CEO of the Energy Regulatory Commission .
Andres, currently the Executive Director of the Department of Justice’s Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking , is authorized to receive representation, transportation allowances, and other benefits upon assuming his duties. Dimalanta immediately ceased to perform her functions as chairperson and chief executive of the ERC upon receipt of the order.
The Ombudsman said Dimalanta’s suspension was in connection with Manila Electric Company’s purchase of power from the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market and subsequent unauthorized billing of consumers.
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